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About Ghiwande Village

Ghiwande is a mid sized village in Jawhar tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,932, made up of 929 males and 1,003 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 808 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 401603, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghiwande Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghiwande village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Jawhar
Pincode 401603
Area (hectares) 808 hectares
Population 1,932
Male Population 929
Female Population 1,003
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghiwande compares

By the 2011 count Ghiwande is the 16th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents. Its 808 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1035.

Getting to Ghiwande

Ghiwande is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghiwande as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dharampur, Dongarwadi, Ganeshnagar and Gangapur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Ghiwande

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghiwande village had a population of 1,932. That makes it the 16th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents.

Ghiwande village has 929 males and 1,003 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghiwande has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1035.

The pincode recorded for Ghiwande is 401603. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghiwande covers 808 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghiwande falls under Jawhar tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Ghiwande notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ghiwande.

Ghiwande is in Jawhar tehsil of Thane district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ghiwande today is likely to be higher.

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